Hotel Paris

Hotel Paris is a chain of hotels in Iraq, with hotels in cities such as Baghdad and Baqubah.

History
Named for the great capital of France, the Hotel Paris was founded in Ba'athist Iraq during the reign of Saddam Hussein. The hotel chain operated businesses in the capital city of Baghdad and the major city of Baqubah, and their hotels were relatively safe from damage during the Iraq War of 2003-2011. However, they sat on violent streets that were often the location of shootings between Iraqi insurgents and the US Marine Corps or terrorist attacks by the Iraqi rebels. During the conflict, the hotels were remarkably still operable unlike the Baghdad Hotel.